Arno S.
16+ years of experience in Solar Energy focused on technology & business development
After over 15 years of working in Technology, II feel comfortable with calling myself an all-round specialist. Five years as scientist/consultant and 10 years as technologist/business developer has br...see more
- Electrical Equipments & Components
- Energy & Utilities
€350
/hr
- Pre-vetted expert
- Confirmed hourly rate
- Available on short notice
Experience
Chief Technology Officer
Gutami Holding BV2 years
Current position
May 2020 - PresentMonitoring and analyzing technological developments in renewable energy (e.g. generation, storage, and conversion) Expanding the current business both internationally and into other fie...see more
Project Manager
Gutami Holding BV9 months
Aug 2019 - May 2020
Gutami Holding runs a fast growing group of companies and brands in the fields of renewable energy. WHY We believe that with our unrestricted and viable entrepreneurship we contribute t...see more
Advisory Board Member SME Instrument
Utilight Ltd3 years
Current position
Apr 2019 - PresentDR Utilight Ltd. is an innovative startup company striving to provide a better way to utilize the suns renewable energy, enabling affordable solar energy for a cleaner world.
DR Utilig...see more
Director Product Marketing
Sol Voltaics AB3 years
Sep 2016 - Jul 2019
Sol Voltaics has developed a new method to grow low-cost nanowires and a technology to align nanowires/tubes in close packing to form a film. These new technologies can be applied in mu...see more
Head of Business Development
Heraeus1 year
Jul 2015 - Aug 2016
Working as business developer at Heraeus Photovoltaics, my main responsibility is helping to find the best strategy for our business unit in a fast growing and faster changing market. T...see more
Head of Business Opportunity Development
Heraeus10 months
Aug 2014 - Jun 2015
For description see Head of Business Development.
Staff Technologist
Heraeus1 month
Jun 2014 - Jul 2014
As the PV industry is still young and quickly changing, keeping in close touch with international research to identify threats and opportunities is essential. My job was to scout for ne...see more
Staff Technologist
Heraeus3 years
Oct 2011 - May 2014
For description, see Staff Technologist (above).
Project Manager/Consultant
ECN (Energy research Centre of the Netherlands)3 years
Dec 2008 - Aug 2011
As project manager I was responsible for several large internal and external R&D programs in the area of crystalline silicon solar cells. Topics were: wet chemical processes (etching an...see more
Researcher/technical consultant
ECN Solar Energy2 years
Sep 2006 - Nov 2008
See description above. Focus was more research driven, less on project management.
Academic Researcher
ETH Zurich1 year
Apr 2005 - Aug 2006
In order to increase the understanding in the field of organic semiconductors, I worked on finding a correlation between crystal lattice and conducting properties. The goal was to use ...see more
Academic Researcher
TU Delft2 years
Apr 2003 - Mar 2005
Ultra-pure organic crystals of semiconductors were grown by sublimation and their electrical properties investigated. Techniques such as float zone refinement and encapsulation in isola...see more
Industries, roles and expertise
Industry experience
- Electrical Equipments & Components
- Energy & Utilities
Expertise
- Process Optimization
- Product Marketing
- Materials Science
- Characterization
- Semiconductors
- Spectroscopy
- Product Development